A Million Little Things
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Sophie: I don't even know what to tell them. I ran off to France because my guitar teacher what? He didn't touch me, he didn't hurt me. None of the labels fit.
Maggie: No one else gets to define this for you. Only you get to define it, and you'll know what to say when you're ready.
Uncle Gary, are my parents getting a divorce?
Theo
Katherine: What is it?
Eddie: I should've known about the mask. When that kid in Theo's class said he needed to wear one, I should've known what that meant. I think my embarrassment over not knowing was part of the reason why I lost on the front end of our neighbor's car. I've let you two down a lot lately.
Katherine: Eddie...
Eddie: No. No, uh, I'm not saying that because I want you to make me feel better, I'm saying that because I should've said it before.
I've got a lot of my own stuff that I've been avoiding for a long time, and I want to deal with it. Coming here is a start, a start of me trying to do better. You're right, today's protest is not just for you, it's for me too. I know that. And that's why I got to tell you that I'm very, very disappointed that you weren't there for me, man.
Gary
Sometimes I wonder if we had started protesting earlier and louder if he would still be here.
Florence
Claudia: I have Dr. Stacy calling for you.
Maggie: Um, tell her I don't have the time.
Darcy: Hey, can I ask you something? Your dad calls you junior, and during that talent show they called you Javi. I call you Gary. What's up with that?
Gary: Yeah, that's fair. I was born Javier Mendez Jr. I am my father's son, and I am proud of it. As you've recently experienced, there is a lot of my dad in me. But unlike him, people don't assume I'm Mexican ever, until they meet my dad.
Gary: I think my dad just wanted to give his half- Mexican son the best shot at making it in a pretty white world.
Darcy: Hm. Maybe that's why Rome was so upset.
Gary: How, I never told him that story, he doesn't know about my name.
Darcy: No, but, um, he knows you get to choose.
Gary: Right.
Rome: There are police out there looking for a reason to take your life. Young man, do not give them a reason. Your job is not to be a hero today. Your job is to come home.
Tyrell: OK. I'll be careful.
Rome: Good. Now go change the world.
Alan: Hey, um, Tyrell invited me to join him and Gina at the protest. I didn't realize so many people would be here.
Eddie: Well, um, today is about as many people coming together as possible, right?
I felt like my whole life I was straddling two worlds. After my parents got divorced, I went to mostly all-white schools, was raised by mainly my mom and her side of the family. I didn't know howto fit in half the time let alone be political. I'd experience racism in school and go home to my mom who looked just like the people who hurt me. I didn't know how to articulate what it was like for me. You know, I didn't want to hurt her or worry her, but in not saying something it felt like I wasn't staying true to my other half.
Gina
Gina: You OK?
Rome: No. I can't go to this protest.
